On Saturday December 2, 2023, 50 personnel from law enforcement and military agencies in Lincoln County joined members of Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare in the annual Shop with a Cop event at Walmart in Newport, OR. This annual event has been occurring in Lincoln County for over two decades.
This event is designed to enhance the relationship between children and their families in foster care with emergency responders. Participating Public Safety Agencies included: Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Lincoln City Police Department, Newport Police Department, Toledo Police Department, Oregon State Police, United States Coast Guard Stations Depoe Bay and Yaquina Bay, Oregon National Guard-Newport.
This year 98 children ages from 6 months to 17 years old, shopped with public safety personnel throughout Walmart. The families also got to meet Mr. and Mrs. Clause for a photo and a gift for each child. Snacks and drinks from the North Pole were also well-received. With private donations supporting this event, each child was provided with a $75 gift card to purchase gifts. Santa’s elves from the supporting agencies and their families then wrapped the gifts so they were ready to take home.
Lincoln County Public Safety Agencies would like to thank the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for their support of this event with a $2000.00 grant award. Other private donations that made this event possible came from Toledo Rotary, Newport Rotary, Walmart Foundation, Lincoln County 4-H and private citizens. If you would like to support Shop with a Cop in the future, please contact your local law enforcement agency, we are always accepting donations. Please specify you would like your donation to go to Shop with a Cop.
